The optimal production control problem of deterministic pull flow lines with multiple part types is considered in this paper. The last machine is assumed to be the bottleneck. The objective is to minimize the total inventory and backlog costs over time. We give an optimal production policy and...

Flow production lines with finite buffer capacities are used in practice for mass production, e.g., in the automotive and food industries. The decision regarding the allocation of buffer capacities to mitigate throughput losses from stochastic processing times and unreliable stations is known as...

The paper is concerned with the problem of optimal production planning in deterministic pull flow lines with multiple products. The objective is to specify the production policy that minimizes the total inventory and backlog costs overtime. Assuming constant product demands and non-decreasing...

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Basics on takt and flow - derivations from practice -- Chapter 3. Heijunka - fast as a tortoise -- Chapter 4. Variable Takt -- Chapter 5. Takt time groups at variable takt -- Chapter 6. Design-for-Tact and the ideal flow assembly -- Chapter 7. Mastering...